Alexander Wetterhall

Alexander Wetterhall

Wetterhall, competing in the time trial, at the 2011 UCI Road World Championships.
Personal information
Full name Alexander Wetterhall
Nickname Ikea[1]
Born 12 April 1986
Gislaved, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Team information
Current team Firefighters Upsala CK
Discipline Road
Mountain biking (former)
Role Rider
Rider type All-rounder
Amateur team(s)
2008 Team Cyclesport.se
2008 Pezula Racing (stagiaire)
2009 MagnusMaximusCoffee.com
2010 Team Sprocket
2010 Cervélo TestTeam (stagiaire)
Professional team(s)
2011–2012 Endura Racing
2013 NetApp-Endura
2014– Firefighters Upsala CK
Infobox last updated on
1 February 2014

Alexander Wetterhall (born 12 April 1986) is a Swedish professional road bicycle racer, and former mountain biker, who rides for UCI Continental Team Firefighters Upsala CK.[2] Wetterhall was born with dysmelia of his feet, which needed several surgeries to be corrected.[3]

Born in Gislaved, Wetterhall has competed as a professional since 2011, competing for Endura Racing prior to the squad's merger with Team NetApp for the 2013 season.[4] He was Swedish national time trial champion in 2009,[5] and is a former winner of the Rás Tailteann,[6] and the Ronde van Drenthe races.[7]

For the 2014 season, Wetterhall joined the new Firefighters Upsala CK team.[2]

Palmarès

2004
1st National Junior Mountain Biking Championships – Time trial
2007
1st National Mountain Biking Championships – Team relay
2008
National Mountain Biking Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Cross-country
3rd Team relay
2009
1st National Time Trial Championships
2010
1st Overall Rás Tailteann
1st Stage 1 Ringerike GP
2nd Västboloppet
4th Lincoln International GP
2011
3rd National Time Trial Championships
6th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
2012
3rd National Time Trial Championships
5th Paris–Troyes
8th Tallinn–Tartu GP
10th Tartu GP
2013
1st Ronde van Drenthe

References

  1. ↑ "Introducing our NEW teammates: Alexander Wetterhall". NetApp-Endura (NetApp Deutschland GmbH). 9 December 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Alexander Wetterhall klar för Firefighters Upsala" [Alexander Wetterhall ready for Firefighters Upsala]. P4 Uppland (in Swedish) (Sveriges Radio). 7 November 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Kaggestad, Johan (2013). Flandern rundt 2013 [Tour of Flanders 2013] (Television broadcast) (in Norwegian). TV 2.
  4. ↑ Farrand, Stephen (28 October 2012). "NetApp-Endura reveal 2013 jersey". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  5. ↑ Weislo, Laura (25 June 2009). "Wetterhall takes men's TT title". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  6. ↑ Cromwell, Gerard (31 May 2010). "Wetterhall holds rivals at bay to secure Ras". Irish Independent (Independent News & Media). Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  7. ↑ Atkins, Ben (9 March 2013). "Alexander Wetterhall solos to Ronde van Drenthe victory". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). Retrieved 29 March 2013.

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